David Bjerke: NBC Don’t play us like this, Loser. TBL word of the week: Gameplay! Ready for another twist, Loser fans? No? Me, neither. Too bad! Alison: With only seven teams remaining, The Biggest Loser is about to enter a new phase. In a minute, I’m going to ask you guys to make a very […]
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Michael Becker: FOX Most of these San Diego hopefuls never even made it into the building. American Idol “Auditions #3: San Diego” Jan. 22, 2008 The good news: We’re only in for an hour of auditions tonight, fellow Idol-heads. The bad stuff: We’ve still got more than a week of off-key singing and shameless mugging. […]
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Kelsey McNeal : ABC S.O.S. please someone help me … Alright everybody, we’re three weeks into this Dance War and I think it’s taking its toll on the troops (read: viewers). So, to lift morale, I suggest you check out Jessie’s link to Carrie Ann’s RIDICULOUSLY BAD music video here. And now, on with the […]
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Friday Night Lights dealt with race, religion, class, juvenile crime and parenting decisions this week, but it also gave us a rare sighting of Jason Street. And, of course, one more chance for Tim to get his heart broken. But I don’t know … this seemed like a transition week, where not that much happened, […]
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“Odor in the Court” Jan. 17, 2007 It’s Claire Meade’s trial and the kids are testifying. Alexis says that she knows her mother would never kill someone but, the prosecution argues that Alexis wasn’t really a good judge of her mother’s state of mind at the time of Claire’s death, because Alexis wasn’t in contact […]
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Lost “Exodus II” Originally aired May 25, 2005 Disc 6 Mario Perez: ABC Science versus Faith “And to a place I come where nothing shines.” –Dante Aligheri, The Divine Comedy, The Inferno, Canto IV I’m getting all verklempt. This is it. The end of season one. And while season four is (thankfully) just around the […]
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FOX Come on, he doesn’t look so mean. Simon Cowell remembers coming to Houston for American Idol auditions. He wasn’t impressed. “It was a disaster. You’ve got to agree with me on that,” he says. “Beyoncé is from Houston!” I counter with a mix of enthusiasm and defensiveness. He bursts into laughter. “Well, she didn’t […]
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Barbara Nitke : Bravo Who would’ve thought giant, ruffley neck pieces could be so chic?! Another week begins on Project Runway and, after a recap of last week’s prom-a drama, we’re back in the apartment. (And the wonderful Clifford Pugh is back at his blog.) Unfortunate Upspeak is happy to still be around. And after […]
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Michael Becker/FOX Ryan, Paula and Randy get blessed by their pimp angel. American Idol “Auditions #2: Dallas” Jan. 16, 2008 Cue the cattle, cowboy hats and “yee-haws!” Idol is in Texas. Dallas, to be exact. There’s also some annoyingly Southern accents, a Gretchen Wilson intro tune and a loud drag queen. (Is there any other […]
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So these Gossip Girl blogs have been seriously lacking lately, and I sincerely apologize. With the writer’s strike in full swing, Gossip Girl has remained one of the only good shows with new episodes. As we were pining away for Jim Halpert, Ned the pie maker and Chuck Bartowski, Gossip Girl got us through the […]
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